Published 4:55 pm, Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Miller, 45, pleaded guilty Friday to driving while ability impaired by alcohol, a violation, following his arrest by city officer John Crossman on March 18 near North Pearl and Orange streets. Miller, the Albany police spokesman, failed a field sobriety test and refused a chemical test that would measure the amount of alcohol in his system.

Miller was fined $300, plus a $250 surcharge, and ordered to attend a victim impact panel and a state drinking-and-driving program.

The DMV hearing, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, was to address Miller's refusal to submit to the test.

DMV took away his driving privileges based on that refusal and his waiver of the hearing, DMV spokesman Ken Brown said. Miller can apply for a conditional license that would permit him to drive for work and three hours a week of travel for personal business, Brown said.